Convoy S11 Active Cooling Project
I have several Convoy S11 flashlights in various configurations. All are fine but only function on high for a few minutes before stepping down. I also have a Lumintop Mach 4659 flashlight which I got specifically for the active cooling fan. I was quite disappointed with the runtime performance. With a battery that size and active cooling I'da thought there would be much better runtime. Maybe I was expecting too much performance benefit when running on turbo. So I thought I would further my flashlight modding hobby and try to build one myself. I started with my Convoy S11's and chose a cooling fan built for RC Car electric Motors . Then I used thermal tape to keep it on the light and properly transfer heat to the sink. The sink was slightly wider than the flashlight. So I bent it in slightly until it fit snugly on the flashlight. Next was power. I ended up using 3 different types of LIPO batts all for what I assume is some kind of drone appliation. At first I used a ready made ...